by Grant Cunningham | Nov 7, 2018 | attacks, awareness, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Greg Ellifritz, Information Security, Legal Issues, medical, mythbusting, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, realistic, security, Street Smarts, Travel Safety
It’s the first Wednesday of November, and I’m starting the month off right with some great articles for you! Have you ever heard the term “violent criminal actor”? This article explains what that means, and why it’s important to understand. It’s possible for a... by Grant Cunningham | Aug 29, 2018 | Defensive Shooting, Greg Ellifritz, gun safety, Incident Analysis, Legal Issues, medical, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, security, Street Smarts, Travel Safety, women
Most people’s vacations are over and it’s back to the grind — but the Hump Day Reading List is here to give you a mid-week break! Medical preparedness most don’t think of What would you do if you or someone around you had a severe allergic reaction? It might be... by Grant Cunningham | Aug 8, 2018 | Defensive Shooting, gun safety, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Legal Issues, medical, negative outcomes, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, security, Street Smarts, Travel Safety, Unarmed Defense
It’s the first Wednesday of August — time to get your learning on! Is that “CIA Letter Opener” really undetectable? Turns out that carbon fiber knives are, in fact, detectable. The author of this article looks at materials for undetectable knives, what works and... by Grant Cunningham | Aug 1, 2018 | Accessories, attacks, Cecil Burch, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Greg Ellifritz, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Information Security, instructors, Legal Issues, medical, mythbusting, negative outcomes, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Defense Network, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Rob Pincus, security, snake oil, Street Smarts, teaching, Training Talk
I found more interesting articles for this week’s List, some of them guaranteed to make you think twice! Whatever happened to positively identifying your target? I’m not sure where to start with this article, but I’ll boil it down to this: Just because an alarm... by Grant Cunningham | Jun 4, 2018 | context, Defensive Shooting, Grant Cunningham, Incident Analysis, integrity, Legal Issues, Members, mythbusting, professionalism, Street Smarts
In my job I get some wonderful emails from people who’ve read one of my books or taken one of my classes. I also get awful emails, usually from people who’ve done neither of those things. There is a special class of email, though, that I really dislike getting. It’s... by admin | May 9, 2018 | awareness, confidence, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Grant Cunningham, Greg Ellifritz, Handguns, Legal Issues, Members, mythbusting, Personal Safety, Prepping, reading list, Street Smarts, Travel Safety
Wednesdays are always better with great self defense and preparedness information! Dealing with the verbally aggressive person Not every potentially dangerous situation is a surprise. Sometimes they develop from your interaction with another person. Anyone who has... 